The Total Product of Barbados, 1664–1701
- 1 June 1995
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Economic History
- Vol. 55 (2) , 321-338
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022050700041085
Abstract
Estimates of total and per capita product for Barbados are derived for 1665 and 1666 and 1699 to 1701 from trade statistics and new data on the distribution and composition of produce entered into the customs books of the island. The share of exports in total product–central to the estimate of total product–is linked to the share of the labor force in the export sector. Per capita Barbados product is estimated to have been one- to two-thirds higher than in England and Wales, and per capita exports are estimated well above those of their Chesapeake counterparts.Keywords
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